Carlsen will continue to play chess, it will give him a lot of joy. But the world championship has not been so pleasurable for him. Carlsen stated he would play only if Alireza wins the candidates tournament
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You get chance only once!
Many a time we are in testing times, tough time with lot of challenges and perhaps unfavorable situations leading to un-pleasant outcomes. So does this happen only to average people? Answer is a big no!
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It never happened before but today-
For 7 am flight, I woke up at 5:31, God knows how! I was in the cab at 5:38, Airport at 6:13, then 6:20 security check at 6:20, finally at 6:24 I was in the queue for boarding & 6:35 I’m on my seat!
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3C’s of Chess – Choice, Commitment & Consequences!
Chess – Competitive Rivalries & War on the Board!
So, when we say or hear word chess, what comes to our mind? It is a strategy? Or specifically a strategy of war. Yes, we must capture or kill opponent’s army!
You don’t Win a Chess Game on Every Move!
Chess – Competitive Rivalries & War on the Board!
So, when we say or hear word chess, what comes to our mind? It is a strategy? Or specifically a strategy of war. Yes, we must capture or kill opponent’s army!
Chess is not always Competitive, Chess can be Beautiful too!
Chess – Competitive Rivalries & War on the Board!
So, when we say or hear word chess, what comes to our mind? It is a strategy? Or specifically a strategy of war. Yes, we must capture or kill opponent’s army!
Toughest month to wake up as World Chess Champion!
What a wonderful thought it is to wake up as World Chess Champion in all 3 formats viz. Classical, Rapid, Blitz! Superb? Unthinkable? Am I joking? Is there is anyone like this? Answer is yes!
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Almost 3 World Chess Champions at One Time?
In the world of Chess, we have World Chess Champion, being an individual game, what do we expect? We expect to have one world chess champion at a given point in time. Let’s go back almost 30 years from now
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King’s Safety under Threat?
When we say Chess, World Chess Champion, World No. 1 player, we all by default refer to Classical Chess. Typically, a nice long time control game of 5-6 hours as allotted time for specific moves. With Computers and the internet, access and availability of
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Small Things, Big Picture!
Every pain, every difficulty hits us hard, but it also puts a seed for a better version of tomorrow. With pandemic around for the past year & a half, it’s been difficult to have over the board chess, but online chess has taken a huge upward pull.
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